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Les Grands Montets snow history
Les Grands Montets averages about 887 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,768 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (1044 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (679 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
875 cm
2021–22
679 cm
2020–21
918 cm
2019–20
979 cm
2018–19
829 cm
2017–18
1044 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 875 cm | 99% |
| 2021–22 | 679 cm | 77% |
| 2020–21 | 918 cm | 103% |
| 2019–20 | 979 cm | 110% |
| 2018–19 | 829 cm | 93% |
| 2017–18 | 1044 cm | 118% |
Totals are modelled snowfall from the ECMWF IFS analysis archive (via Open-Meteo), downscaled to the upper mountain, summed 1 October – 31 May. Modelled snowfall is not measured snow depth: wind, settling and melt mean the snowpack is always much less than the sum of the snowfall.